A One Mann’s Movies review of “A House of Dynamite” (2025, 4*, 15). The wonderful American satirist Tom Lehrer, who only died in July of this year, once memorably sang “We will all char together when we char/ And let there be no moaning of the bar/ Just sing out a Te Deum/ When you … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Babes”. A Booksmart-lite that misses as often as it hits. 2.5/5.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “No One Will Save You” (2023). New on Disney+ (Star) is “No One Will Save You”. Like “Close Encounters”, but a very different take on an alien visitation to earth. Not bad, but it’s a good job the scriptwriters for this weren’t paid by the word! Bob the Movie … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “A Good Person” (2023). In having a rant about the general quality of Sky Original films re. “Marlowe“, I said “8 times out of 10, (they) deliver disappointments“. Well, with “A Good Person”, here’s an example that falls into that 20% of good ‘uns. Pin me to a wall … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” (2023). Nominated for the “Documentary” category for both the BAFTA and the Oscar, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” focuses on Nan Goldin and is a highly professional documentary by Laura Poitras, who’s been making documentaries for over 20 years. I find it … Read more